Drain board and cover for dishwashers, etc.



Nov. 9 1926.

G. A. BURGESS DRAIN BOARD AND COVER FOR DISHWASHERS, ETC

Filed April :3, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 9 1926.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 p m m WIN. Lih| i 1 I lVl/I/l/r/ll/l/f/l/l/l/vlldvllllwlll/ I Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

:ZGEbRQE 'L princess, or W-AT JKEGAN- -ILL INOIS, assronon To 'ontoaeo Hn'nw'ARE 5 rozmnnx oomrauy, or NORTHCHICAGO,.ILLINOIS',IACORIOBA'DIONO'FTLLINOIS.

This invention relates to"dr'ain boards for dishwashers, ;kitchen sinksand like house-- Y holdapparatus, and'has for its objects To ."provideastructural -'-form'a'tion and combination of partsin'which adrain'board :pivotally associated at' one of its corners gwiththebowl ofa dishwasher or like house- .hold apparatus, is adapted'in one positionto act as acoven'fort-he open top of said'bowl 'andrini-i ts otherposition to act as-a 'dr'ain' boardto receive the dishes-as taken fromsaid bowl-.5?

:Toprovide a .parts' whereby the drain board is pivotally attached toand supported by the body or bowlzof'a' dish washer,'sink or the like,all as willhereinafter more fully appear.

:Inthe" accompanying drawings Fig. :1 is a perspectiveview'illustrat-ing the general arrangement of parts in the presentinvention, with the drain board in position to form a closure for theopen top of the dish washer bowl with which it is associated. uFig. 2-isa similar view, with the drain boardshown to one side of the bowl toconstitute'adrainage support 'for'the dishes taken from said'bowl. w

-Fi-g. 3-is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the apparatus.

Fig. 4:- is an enlarged detail section on line 4.4, Fig. 5. Y

Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 55, Fig. 3.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

In the construction shown, the open top bowl 1 of a household dishwasheris an integral part or the ordinary kitchen sink 2, toconstituteran endportion of the same. as set forth in detail in a companion applicationS'erialNo. 20,368, and in which'a tubular conduit 3, movable in ahorizontal plane, and operatively connected to a fixed tubular-conduit4, provides a pas-sage for the supply of wash water to a sprinkler head(snot shown) which discharges such water in ownward spray upon thedishes, etc., contained in the bowl 1 aforesaid;

In the present improvement the upper end or, portion- 3. of the movabletubular'condu'it 3"carries a central upstanding spindle 5, pref--erablyiotthe headed type shown, and '-ex'- tendingrabove the topof-the--drain'board"6 toqprovide'anadditional. means of; manipulah ii-gs-idl"b0aT 1-- -The portion: 3 constitutesone member 6 between theformation and association of aware, saswisaans a.

he: "pivotal. connecting means 7 I I ra in' board .Gfand the sinkbody20fthestructuref y' '6, isf'preferably of arec- The drain board tangularshape, provided with. a raised margin f? on' three o fits'sidesan'd'with asunken central portion formed with the usual drain channelsor ridges 8"*l-ea'd ing to thfside of the drain board from which theraised margin is omitted, and over which the drainage water flows intothe sink body I I The drain boardfi is preferablyfforlned of 'enamelledplate metal'and mounted at one of its corners in I pivotal-relation tothe sink body 2, by a detail' l fonm'jation of parts as follows:'

The upperfportion' 3 aforesaid of the t ubular conduit 3 is. formed withQafpair of rails 9 in right anglerelation one to the other, with saidrails \provided with lateral orificed ears 10 'for 'fiired att achmentto' com plementary ears 11 on e'interior' surface of the drain board 6by bolts of like fasten ing means. In addition to the rails 9, theaforesaid upper portiod-ofthe "conduit 3, carries the horizontal pipe 12'for'the supply of'wash water to"the sprinkle'r head of'a dishwasher, asfully described in my oompanion application above'referred to. v

In the preferred construction shown, the movable tubular conduit 3 isvertically'supported in a journal bushing 13 'fixedlyattached to thesink body 2 and provided" with stop lugs 14, which limit the horizontalmovement of the drain board, by engagement against one or the other ofthe rails 9 aforesaid. At its lower end the tubular conduit 3 isconnected by a. suitable stutling box .15 with an adjacent end of thefixed tubular conduit 4 aforesaid,s0'as to have turning connectiontherewith in a watertight manner. Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is vl 1. The combination of a" sink body, .ad pending bowl' forming a partof said body, a drain board of a flat form associated with said body andbowl, and a vertical pivot con-" nection between the drain board andsink body upon which said drain board has p'iv-' otal movement in ahorizontalpla'ne to have one surface uppermost atl'all times and in 'ne"osition to ac't'as' a cover forthe-bowl and in 1 its other position actas a' 'dr'ain board atfonef id J "5y. 31%;!

2. The combination of a sink body, a depending bowl forming a part ofsaid body, a drain board of a flat form associated with said bod andbowl, and a vertical pivot connection etwcen the drain boardand sinkbody-upon which said drain board has pivotal movement in a horizontalplane to have one surface uppermost at all times and in one position toact as a cover for the bowl and in its other position act as a drainboard at one side of the bowl, the drain-board having a rectangular formwith its pivot means arranged adjacent to one corner. r

3. The combination of a sink body, a bowl forming a part thereof, thebody of the sink having an orifice adjacent to the bowl, a journalbushing fitted to said orifice, a drain board, and a head formed withangularly arranged rails for fixed attachment to the under side of thedrain board and having a depending circular portion for a journalbearing in the aforesaid bushing.

4. The combination of a sink body, a bowl forming a part thereof, thebody of the sink having an orifice adjacent to the bowl, a journalbushing fitted to said orifice, a drain board, and a head formed withrails in right angle relation for attachment to one corner of the drainboard, said head having a depending circular portion for a jOuI11Z1l'lQ2lling in the aforesaid bushing, the drain board having a rectangularform with its pivot means arranged adjacent to one corner.

Signed at North Chicago, 111., this 31st day of March, 1925.

. GEORGE A. BURGESS.

